As I mentioned yesterday here’s a handful of supplies that I’ll be using in my smash books. I was anxious to get home to soak up what we had left of the natural light outside. I even had a rabbit sitting near me outside watching. I say him because he’s a resident in my yard and has a name. More on him later.

I’m sharing this project with you for inspiration. Or just to entertain you, which ever. Their fun, inexpensive, and you can truly use anything you want. Recycle items that you have around the house. Check the clearance bins at the craft store and thrift shops. You never know what you’ll find and the possibilities are endless.

How cute in that ribbon above? I came across a huge bag of sewing oddities in an antique store. I found these at the bottom of the bag. Score!

{I may just have to make a card out of that ribbon photo. What do you think? It would also look adorable in a frame to hang in your sewing room. The mind never sleeps.}

Shut the front door! I found bug ribbon. Three yards for .27 cents. Do you know how happy my nephew Sam is going to be when he sees this? Perhaps his sister Maggie will be also, so I just may have to include some of it in her book as well. On their trip back home they stopped at Wall Drug and purchased a Bug/Inspector Kit. My sister reports that they interact with bugs (and the kit) daily.

I’m using the candy wrapper along with some photos I took.

Girls like pretty things! Found these fabric scrap remnants in the bin at JoAnn’s. With both pieces together I have almost 3/4 yard. Total cost, .33 cents for both. Seriously, that’s what the receipt said. I knew I was buying scraps, but I was unaware that the scraps were clearanced out as well. I had no problem with that and will probably go back for more.

You can line the pages with fabric, make a picture frame, detail the four corners, etc.

The Comics. I’ve been saving for awhile. I have accumulated a huge stack. Lots of color to use as a background or cut outs.

I have shoe boxes full of various colors and sizes of bias tape. I plan to put some in my vintage shop, but why not use some of it, right? Stamp phrases on the strips and attach them to the pages using brads and colorful staples.

That’s all for now. Not sure about you, but just typing this post inspired so many more ideas. I’ll share more later as I start to build each book. I’ve got piles and piles of goodies that I’m going to use.